Mobile operating system for iPad tablets
Not to be confused with
iOS .
Operating system
iPadOS Developer Apple Inc. Written in C , C++ , Objective-C , Swift , assembly language OS family Unix-like , based on Darwin (BSD ), iOS , macOS Working state Current Source model Closed with open-source componentsInitial release September 24, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-24 ) [ 1] Latest release 18.0[ 2] (September 16, 2024; 13 days ago (2024-09-16 ) ) [±] Latest preview 18.1 beta 4[ 3] (September 17, 2024; 12 days ago (2024-09-17 ) ) [±] Marketing target Tablet computers Available in 40 languages[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Update method Over-the-air , iTunes , Finder Platforms iPads with ARMv8-A CPUsKernel typeHybrid (XNU )Default user interface Cocoa Touch (multi-touch , GUI )License Proprietary software except for open-source componentsPreceded by iOS Official website apple .com /ipados Supported iPadOS version history
iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. for its iPad line of tablet computers . It was given a name distinct from iOS , the operating system used by Apple's iPhones to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking. It was introduced as iPadOS 13 , reflecting its status as the successor to iOS 12 for the iPad, and first released to the public on September 24, 2019.[ 8] Major versions of iPadOS are released annually; the current stable version, iPadOS 18 , was released to the public on September 16, 2024.
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